How Steroid Injections Affect Your NY Injury Settlement
Yes. Steroid injections are considered significant medical treatment and signal to insurers and juries that your injuries are serious and persistent, which generally supports a stronger pain and suffering claim. If your injury arose from a car accident specifically, documented treatment like injections can also help establish a "serious injury" under New York Insurance Law §5102(d) — the threshold auto accident victims must meet to recover pain and suffering damages beyond New York's no-fault system. This threshold doesn't apply to other injury types, such as slip-and-falls or workplace accidents, where no comparable severity gatekeeping exists.
Reviewed by Laurence P. Banville, Esq.
Last updated October 2026
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